The story of music making in early African societies and its importation to America. A review showing the musical influences of Africa onto America. Chapters includes: Africa's history, musicology, instruments,the middle passage, seasoning in the islands, new world Africans arrive with their music,conversion to Christianity, the spirituals, camp meetings,the blues and hip hop's real origins.

"Learn to Play Drumset WITHOUT a Drumset!
For KIDS who want to play drums and the ADULTS who always wished they had. Here is your chance!
Master drummer percussionist Reid DeFever shares his joy of drumming in this new instructional book.
Learn:
How to make a make-shift drumset
how to hold the stick
rock beats
blues grooves
African rhythms
basic counting and music notation

'Joe Jackson on: The Chieftains: The Joe Jackson Interviews Plus.
"On November 22nd 1991, while working as an interviewer for The Irish Times and an Irish rock magazine, I decided to go to war for the Chieftains because, like its leader Paddy Moloney, I thought his group was needlessly knocked into the media shadows in Ireland by the market dominance of U2."